Supply Chain Project Manager

Title: Supply Chain Project Manager
Location: San Diego, CA
Job Type: FTE/Permanent

Role Overview:
The Supplier Quality Manager is responsible for assessing supplier quality and driving process improvements to reduce product defects and ensure products comply with manufacturing specifications and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review supplier-provided data against drawing requirements to ensure the quality of received components.
• Generate reports on supplier quality, monitor defect rates, and guide suppliers to reduce these rates.
• Research potential vendors, assess their manufacturing environment, and conduct quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications.
• Support suppliers in improving performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.

Core Skills and Competencies:
Effective Communication:

• Ability to convey and interpret ideas and information clearly using appropriate communication methods.
• Deliver constructive feedback, make oral presentations, and write reports.
• Ability to recognize non-verbal cues and use them in communication.

Problem Solving:

• Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve operational or process issues.
• Lead problem resolution efforts, analyze information, and develop alternative solutions.
• Contribute to problem-solving standards and processes.

Process Improvement:

• Evaluate current product quality and production methods and focus on continuous improvement.
• Develop methods for improving critical processes and establish process controls.
• Coach others in improving processes and analyzing findings to ensure successful interventions.

Quality Orientation:

• Ability to identify and address root causes of quality issues.
• Eliminate non-value-added activities and use objective criteria to drive decisions.
• Document learnings for quality improvements and address issues beyond team responsibilities.

Product Quality Assurance:

• Advise on optimal quality assurance methodologies and tools for products.
• Analyze and interpret quality failures, identifying underlying causes and associated costs.
• Implement quality assurance processes for hardware products and oversee audits.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures, and Policies:

• Consult on developing and implementing organizational standards.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with cross-functional standards.
• Participate in defining and documenting organizational principles.

Supplier Management:

• Manage supplier relationships, ensuring quality standards and controls are developed and maintained.
• Monitor supplier performance, resolve discrepancies, and manage risk-sharing partnerships.
• Ensure fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements with suppliers.

Supplier Evaluations and Certification:

• Assist in evaluating and certifying suppliers using predefined criteria.
• Research and assess suppliers' reputation using reference calls and other information sources.
• Participate in selecting suppliers and products based on quality evaluations.

Work Environment / Physical Demands:

• Primarily office-based with potential site visits for supplier evaluations and audits.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external teams effectively.